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Productivity and socio-economic progress are inter-connected. Economic growth funds policies that promote socio …-economic progress, while the latter serves as a growth engine. A society with high mobility is one where individual achievements are …-2011), we identify the causal effect of intergenerational mobility on household expenditure’s future growth. We find that …
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A controversial new financing phenomenon has recently emerged. New “income share agreements” (“ISAs”) enable an individual to raise funds by pledging a percentage of her future earnings to investors for a certain number of years. These contracts, which have been offered by entities such...
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We model a higher education system that admits students according to their admission signal (e.g., matriculation GPA, SAT), which is, in turn, affected by their cognitive ability and socioeconomic background. We show that subsidizing education loans increases neither human capital stock nor...
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Growth Theory explores the evolution of societies over the entire course of human history. It uncovers the universal wheels … of change that have governed the journey of humanity, driven the growth process, and shaped inequality across the globe …. The theory sheds light on two of the most fundamental mysteries surrounding this journey: (i) The Mystery of Growth …
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outcomes: economic growth, health and education as two dimensions of human development, and governance, with a focus on …
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Estimates of the effect of education on GDP (the social return) have been hard to reconcile with micro evidence on the private return to schooling. We present a simple explanation combining two ideas: imperfect substitution and endogenous skill-biased technological progress and use cross-country...
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on economic growth, inequality, and fiscal balance. Our empirical evidence suggests that human capital investments have a …. Overall, our evidence points to a positive effect of human capital on growth, equity, and fiscal balance in Asia. …
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and mobility decisions, population growth, and income disparities across and within countries. First, our static …
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This paper presents a connecting methodology in order to trace the emerging dynamics of inequality for the youth populace of Europe. We determine that the development of these dynamics are directly affected by the advancement of technology, and especially related to Information and Communication...
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